Browsing: Health Tech & Wearables

Psychiatry Can wearable technology detect the earliest signs of autism in infants? New study seeks to find out UCLA researchers capture early movement delays to greatly advance early prediction of autism Credit: Getty Images

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“It doesn’t make you serially check your phone, because you don’t have text and Instagram also there,” one user said of his screenless health monitor

Health-tracking wearables offer insight into what’s going on inside our bodies, and it’s become increasingly common for those details to come at a cost – not just once, at purchase, but as part of a monthly or yearly membership. On Tuesday, Whoop, maker of the screenless Whoop 5.0 fitness tracker, announced that it’s branching beyond that model…

Wearables like fitness trackers and smart rings traditionally focus on collecting health data at the individual level, but the AI-powered intelligent family care system Luffu is expanding that scope

Real-Time Narration, Head Safety, and Biometrics with Wearables Apr 22, 2026 Wearables can bridge the communication gap between the body and a computer. They can serve various purposes, from displaying real-time narration from actual speech, to generating readable, measurable signals translated directly from the body and understood within the medical space. IDTechEx’s portfolio of Wearable…

Think of this as part one of the Pixel Watch 5 review as most of the new features aren’t out yet. That said, GPS rocks

Imagine a tiny device under your skin that continuously tracks your health and alerts your doctor if something seems wrong. This could soon become a reality as wearable technology moves beyond smartwatches and fitness bands towards implantable health-monitoring devices

Samsung just made a major leap in wearable health tech. The company’s research division unveiled two AI foundation models – xMAE and HiMAE – that can analyze biosignals like heart rate and sleep patterns directly on smartwatch hardware, no cloud required. Both models earned acceptance at top AI conferences ICML and ICLR, signaling Samsung’s push…

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